He’s a Maniac, Maaaaniac On the Force!

A woman (Jill Gatsby) walks alone at night in New York. Two Puerto Rican guys attempt to mug her, and after fighting them off she flees. So far, this is all working according to the playbook in Reagan’s America, and she does exactly what mainstream society told her to do: seek help from the nearest cop. Sure, the nighttime streetlights leave him an ominous, hulking, faceless shadow, but he’ll help her out, right? Right! Well, assuming the help she needed was a quick and terrifying exit from life itself. Naturally, the Puerto Rican guys are busted for it, their claims of a huge cop coming out of the shadows and murdering their intended target naturally not being given much attention – but Lt. Frank McCrae (Tom Atkins) of the NYPD knew our victim, Cassie, and he wants to make sure this matter is handled properly. The pathologist (Barry Brenner) points out that whoever killed Cassie must have exerted a tremendous amount of strength, and Frank doesn’t buy that the two suspects had it in…

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